Week 19 September 17, 2025

camasswalefarm
Sep 19
5 min read

Recipes: Roasted Beets, Plum and Tomato Chutney, Stuffed Bell Peppers

WHAT'S IN MY BOX?

green butterhead 1 (small) 2 (full) head

Chioggia "candy cane" beets 1.3 - 1.5 lb

hierloom tomatoes 3/4 lb smalls, 1 lbs fulls

tropeo onions 1 (small) -3 (full) ct

scallions 1 bu sweet red bell peppers 2 (small) -3 (full) ct

roulette peppers (a "heatless" habanero- MILD HEAT, seeds are spicy) 4 (small) - 8 (full) ct

jumbo carrots 1.5 lb (small), 2 lbs (full)

Salad Lover's Add-On - salad mix is back!

Egg Add-On if you ordered eggs pick them up in the egg add-on box at your pick up site this week!

HOW TO ORDER ADD-ONs: The CSA store is open for add-ons. You can use a debit card or your Farmigo credits https://csa.farmigo.com/store/camasswalefarmcsa. Please order 3 days before the desired delivery day.

THANK YOU for all the fun , food and community this weekend on the farm. We had an enlivening and nourishing evening. Winning dishes were for sweet— lemon sponge cake and blueberry pie and for savory — corn relish with sweet potatoes and feta bake, and polenta lasagne. Yum!

Roasted Beets with Thyme

4-5 small to medium Beets

Thyme sprigs or dried thyme

Olive oil

Salt

Peppers

Pre-heat oven to 400 F. Chop beets and spread them onto a 8x8 pan. Toss with olive oil, thyme, salt and peppers and bake for 30 minutes. Stir them half way through for even cooking.

Plum and Tomato Chutney

3-4 Italian Plums

3-4 Roma Tomatoes or equivalent heirlooms

3-4 roulette peppers

1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tbsp curry powder

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

1/4 cup diced onions

1 tsp salt ( or as required )

1 tsp Oil + 1 tsp Oil

2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

Saute all spices except mustard seeds in oil, add onions and saute. Core and de-seed the peppers , plums and tomatoes and chop them. Add them to a blender or cuisineart and blend roughly. Add the tomato/plum/pepper mix to the sauteed spices and onions and simmer until most of the water has been cooked off. Towards the end, separately saute the mustard seeds in oil until they start to pop, and then mix them with the warm chutney. Mix in the apple cider vinegar. Taste, add more spices or vinegar if desired. Remove from heat, serve immediately or store in a mason jar in the fridge for a week or so. Enjoy with Indian food such as curried lentils and yogurt.

Stuffed Bell Peppers

2-4 bell peppers -- tops cut off, seeds removed
rice, cooked
olive oil
ground beef, pork, chicken, turkey or tempeh crumbles
chopped onions, garlic, tomatoes
salt, pepper, italian spices to taste
shredded cheddar or Monterey jack cheese
a little chicken or vegetable broth or water, as needed

Pre-heat oven to 350 F
Saute the crumbled meat or tempeh in olive oil, add vegetables and spices, mix and saute longer.
As the meat and veggies and spices are cooking add a little broth to ensure it stays moist.
Add some cheese to the mix.
Fill the peppers with the mix.
Evenly divide the filling among the peppers (about 3/4 cup filling per bell pepper). Arrange the peppers, cut-side up in a baking dish. Pour in enough water to just cover the bottom of the baking dish (1/2 to 3/4 cup). Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
Bake until the peppers are tender and the filling is heated through, about 35 minutes at 350 degrees.
Uncover and divide the remaining cheese evenly over the peppers.
Return to the oven and bake uncovered until the cheese is melted and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley leaves if desired.
Enjoy immediately or refrigerate for later!

Photo credit and recipe idea from the Kitchn, see the original recipe here.

CSA Member Calendar

First Summer CSA Delivery

Wednesday May 14th /Friday 16th

Farm Walk + Paint & Sip

Sunday June 29th

First Egg CSA Delivery

Wednesday July 23rd / Friday 25th

CSA Harvest Potluck and Party

Saturday September 13th at 4pm

Art Project & Stone Soup on the Farm Date TBD, likely in October

First Fall CSA Delivery

Wednesday November 5th

ABOUT PICKING UP YOUR CSA

Bring your own bag. Pick up at your pick up location and day (Wednesday or Friday) from 12-6pm. If you ordered an add-on, it will be packed in a separate labeled tote.

HOW TO PICK UP YOUR CSA

#1: Sign-in! the golden rule

Find & Sign-off your name on the sign-in sheet each week and please ONLY take the items listed next to your name.

This vital step helps ensure everyone goes home happy, including our site hosts and farmers, week after week.

#2: Locate your shares

Boxes are labeled as Small or Full. Summer Salad Lover Add-on shares are in a large tote labeled "Salad Add-ons"

#3: Unpack your tote & stack the empties

Please bring your own reusable shopping bag to transport your items - we’ll pick the totes up next week for reuse! We can use them for multiple seasons, reducing waste one box at a time.

USING THE WEEKLY SWAP BOX?

Swap boxes are green with flowers painted on them. Swap boxes are labeled and will stand out! If your pick up site has a swap box, please feel free to swap an item you may not want in your box with an item in the provided and specifically-labeled SWAP BOX. Please limit the swaps to one item for one item per week.

UNABLE TO FIND AN ITEM?

(Please do not supplement it with something else!) Contact the farm directly before taking something else. The sooner you reach out the sooner your item may be located.

SOMEONE ELSE PICKING UP FOR YOU?

(Please share all the details of how to pick up with them BEFORE they attempt to pick up -- BYO bag, take from the right size box, check off the right name). Friends and family picking up for others is the number one cause of pickup mistakes, and we thank you in advance for your consideration.

CSA FAQS PAGE

Since our hands are often tied up with roots, soil or kids we keep this information on our CSA FAQS web page.

VACATIONS

Every CSA member can put their share on hold in trade for a $20 credit per week, up to two. Login to your account and select your vacation dates or email us. Please request your vacation at least three days in advance to receive the credit.

REDEEMING YOUR VACATION CREDIT

Go to our Online Store to see availability for add-ons this week and to double check the value of your credit. You'll need to login to see your credit amount. In the 2025 season you can use your vacation credits to purchase add-ons electronically or apply the credit to a Fall Share. But as always you can also just email the farm. Thanks!

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Your current season of newsletters and many of our newsletters back to 2012 are on our website here. Find recipes from previous seasons. Friday CSA members can go to this link on Wednesday and see what this week's CSA has to offer.